Tag Archives: Veterans

December 7 . . .

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Adrienne Cohen

It’s December 7 — Pearl Harbor Day — but this day in history has other history
as well — some of it surprising. Continue reading →

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A ‘Revival of Spirit’

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Adrienne Cohen

This morning I was moved to tears as I watched the 90-minute ABC News broadcast from Portsmouth, England. The 75th Anniversary tribute to D-Day veterans was filled with the kind of pageantry that the British do so well, attended by world … Continue reading →

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A grateful nation . . .

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­The armistice was signed at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in a rail car in France. 1918. Nearly 100 years since the end of the war to end all wars and we’re still fighting. … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day 2016

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Armed Forces Day. They are, in a sense, the three-legged stool that anchors our union, much in the same way the three branches of government anchor its day-to-day operation. At least, that’s the way it’s supposed … Continue reading →

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